Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Elementary School-Aged Kids
Reply to "My 5 year old is getting stressed out about homework"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous]Even if homework isn't appropriate at that age, deciding not to do it and to try to change the system really doesn't help the immediate problem. Personally, I was always torn between the idea that it wasn't necessary and the desire to teach my kids to fulfill their obligations. I decided that it was better to teach them to fulfill their obligations. I started them on chores at a young age and I required all homework to be done. As to the stress, whenever my kids felt overwhelmed (and even now in HS this happens), I just drop everything and sit with them to get them going. I actually spend far less time with them and they are far less overwhelmed and anxious because I just do it. Once they become calm, they are able to finish on their own. Literally, it takes me like 5 minutes and then I just have to be periodically visible. Never in a million years would I have allowed my child to miss recess and be stressed so I could try to change the teacher. [/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
